2011 toyota Camry Hybrid

2011 Toyota Camry Hybrid: The Toyota Camry is large, comfy, packs an effective V-6 and a silky smooth transmission. For all those strengths, however, brand-new competitors from Hyundai, Kia as well as Ford are thought about on the same level with the front-runner, and are normally a much better worth.

Where does that leave the Camry? It's a great alternative for commuters or anybody else looking for a pleasant flight they do not need to assume too much about. It's not exhilarating, yet it's as solid an automobile as you could get. As well as people maintain buying it, time after time.


2011 Toyota Camry Hybrid


Efficiency

Buyers are increasingly changing to four-cylinder engines in their midsize sedans, as well as the Camry's stood up well in a current Cars.com Shootout. It's competent as well as shifts well.

While the optional 18-inch sport-oriented wheels harshened its vaunted flight a bit, the Camry's travelling convenience is well-established. The steering isn't crisp, as well as handling is mediocre, but if you're going from point A to factor B and also prefer to pay even more attention to NPR compared to the contours in the road, this is a good option.

The optional 268-horsepower, 3.5-liter V-6 that powered my recent tester proved to be unbelievably fast, which was the most surprising facet of the Camry when driving.

While I can validate the tradeoff in dealing with finesse for convenience, I cannot follow the Toyota's substandard brakes. It's native to the island in the brand name: You have to push as well far down to obtain the action you desire. Slack guiding is one point, but pulling up is as essential a chauffeur input as there is.

Honda's brakes can be extremely grabby, yet Ford, Hyundai and also Kia versions respond with the typical comments chauffeurs need to expect.

Since the Camry is an aging platform, the company hasn't already resolved gas mileage in a long time, so it disappoints most competitors. At 20/29 mpg city/highway, 23 mpg combined, the V-6 is somewhat behind the Accord's 24 mpg combined but ahead of the Ford Fusion's V-6, at 21 mpg integrated. The actual stunner is the brand-new Hyundai Sonata Turbo; rather than a V-6, it offers a turbocharged four-cylinder that has even more power compared to the Camry V-6 and also gas mileage that bests even the Camry's four-cylinder power plant: 22/33 mpg city/highway, 26 mpg integrated.

Toyota markets a Camry Hybrid that's more expensive but returns gas mileage of 31/35 mpg city/highway, 33 mpg incorporated. But-- you guessed it: The Sonata has a hybrid version, as well, and also it outdoes the Camry handily, with mileage of 35/40 mpg city/highway, 37 mpg integrated.

Interior

As the Camry platform ages, the inside has actually held up pretty well versus the competitors. Plastics are high-grade, also determined against the Sonata. I suched as the control panel's straightforward, somewhat stylish design, with a radiant focal point around the radio controls.

The front seats are exceptionally wide-- the largest I could recall in a vehicle this dimension. Decked out in leather that my tester had, they are likewise exceptionally comfortable, also on lengthy drives. The rear seat has plenty of space for adult passengers as well as child-safety seats.

The trunk is additionally on the large side, at 14.5 cubic feet. It includes an unbelievably broad opening, so it's simple to obtain bulky things inside.

Attributes & Prices

A large concern for any car consumer today is bottom-line price. As practical as it may be, the Camry does come with a cost costs. When taking a look at equal Sonata trims, the Camry is always much more pricey, by a margin of $500-$ 2,000. At base levels, the Sonata comes better complete than the Camry, packing typical Bluetooth and also USB inputs.

If the Camry were significantly premium in all other aspects, probably it would certainly be worth its higher cost. However that's not the situation; Hyundai has a much better guarantee, which brand name's integrity is additionally enhancing, even if it cannot boast Toyota's long track record.

Safety

Making use of the federal government's new first-class ranking system for collision tests, the Camry earned 4 stars overall but just after making changes in the production of the new design. 2011 design year Camry sedans made after November 22, 2010, are those that earn the greater, four-star ranking. You can check a lorry's build date on a label attached to the driver-side doorjamb.

The Camry earned the top score, Great, in the Insurance Coverage Institute for Highway Safety and security's frontal and side collision tests, along with the roof-strength examination, however took care of just a Low rating in back crashes, preventing it from earning a Leading Security Pick classification.

This is another location where the Hyundai triumphes. The Sonata is one of simply a couple of automobiles on the marketplace to have a federal government luxury safety and security ranking and also to be an IIHS Top Security Choose.

Camry in the marketplace

For many years, the Toyota Camry has actually been the champ out there when it comes to sales. Even after dramatic recalls in the past 2 years, the automobile still covers sales charts.

All those dedicated buyers must appreciate convenience and calmness over all else, because the Camry is targeted by every new car to hit the marketplace, and also essentially it's held its own.

That car shootout of ours I pointed out earlier? The Camry ended up a very respectable 2nd area versus seven of those newbies. It was bested only by the Hyundai Sonata.